Professor of Nursing- Behavioral Health - West Coast University - North Hollywood, CA
(2024-01)
- Deliver classroom, simulation, laboratory, and clinical instruction for undergraduate nursing students.
- Supervise Behavioral Health and Medical-Surgical clinical rotations while promoting evidence-based practice.
- Develop curriculum and evaluate student competency through examinations, simulation, and clinical assessments.
- Mentor nursing students while supporting NCLEX readiness and professional development.
- Participate in curriculum development, accreditation activities, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Student - Maryville University - St. Louis, MO
(2023-04 - 2025-08)
Completed over 860 hours of supervised clinical training providing psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment across the lifespan.
- Conducted comprehensive psychiatric assessments, mental status examinations, and suicide risk evaluations.
- Developed evidence-based treatment plans in collaboration with psychiatric preceptors.
- Participated in medication initiation, psychopharmacologic management, and follow-up care.
- Educated patients and families regarding psychiatric diagnoses, medications, coping strategies, and relapse prevention.
- Provided care for patients with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, personality disorders, trauma-related disorders, and eating disorders.
- Collaborated with psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, and primary care providers to coordinate comprehensive behavioral healthcare.
- Documented psychiatric evaluations, follow-up visits, and treatment plans in the electronic health record.
Registered Nurse – Psychiatric Corrections Unit - LA County Pitchess Detention Center - Castaic, CA
(2023-10 - 2024-01)
- Provided psychiatric and medical nursing care within a correctional behavioral health unit.
- Conducted mental health assessments, behavioral observations, and suicide risk screenings.
- Administered psychotropic medications while monitoring therapeutic response and adverse reactions.
- Responded to psychiatric crises and medical emergencies utilizing crisis intervention techniques.
- Collaborated with psychiatrists, physicians, custody staff, and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals.
- Documented patient assessments, medication administration, and treatment plans within the EHR.
Registered Nurse – Telemetry/COVID Unit - Palmdale Regional Medical Center - Palmdale, CA
(2020-03 - 2023-10)
- Managed complex medical patients requiring continuous cardiac monitoring and high-acuity nursing care.
- Performed comprehensive assessments and interpreted telemetry/EKG rhythms.
- Administered medications, IV therapies, blood products, and emergency interventions.
- Managed patients with heart failure, ESRD, coronary artery disease, diabetes, sepsis, respiratory failure, and COVID-19.
- Educated patients and families regarding disease management, medications, discharge planning, and lifestyle modifications.
Registered Nurse Supervisor - Pasadena Care Center - Pasadena, CA
(2020-01 - 2020-03)
- Supervised nursing staff and coordinated patient care in a skilled nursing facility.
- Performed patient assessments, administered IV therapies, and developed individualized care plans.
- Coordinated physician communication and facilitated hospital transfers when clinically indicated.
- Oversaw infection prevention, regulatory compliance, incident investigations, and quality improvement initiatives.
